Military Products From Commercial Lines

Author

Kinsella, Mary E. ; Vicen, Paul M.

Author_Institution

AF Wright Lab. Manuf. Technol. Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

Volume

10

Issue

9

fYear

1995

fDate

9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

10

Abstract

“Military Products From Commercial Lines” is a pilot program within the Air Force Manufacturing Technology Directorate´s Industrial Base Pilots Office. TRW´s Avionics and Surveillance Group (ASG) is leading the program. This pilot program will demonstrate commercial-military integration by producing F-22 military avionics modules on an automotive electronics production line operated by TRW´s Automotive Electronics Group (AEG). To accomplish this requires a redesign of the modules so that they are producible using commercial automotive electronics processes. Dual use manufacturing also dictates establishing compatible business practices, manufacturing infrastructures and process technologies. Business practices that must be changed involve accounting procedures, contracting requirements, audit requirements and quality control. Manufacturing infrastructure improvements include incorporation of advanced concurrent engineering tools and process control software to allow economic production of small lot sizes. Process technology changes involve designing for production lines that are highly automated and compatibility with commercial practices

Keywords

avionics; design for manufacture; electronic equipment manufacture; flexible manufacturing systems; military avionics; process control; product development; Air Force Manufacturing Technology Directorate; F-22 military avionics modules; Military Products From Commercial Lines; TRW Automotive Electronics Group; TRW Avionics and Surveillance Group; accounting procedures; audit requirements; automated production lines; automotive electronics production line; commercial-military integration; compatible business practices; concurrent engineering tools; contracting requirements; dual use manufacturing; economic production; manufacturing infrastructures; module redesign; pilot program; process control software; process technologies; quality control; small lot sizes; Aerospace electronics; Automotive electronics; Business; Concurrent engineering; Defense industry; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Production; Quality control; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.464895

Filename

464895